2018 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation is Associated with Decreasing Native T1 Time: A Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Study
Patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) have high rate of cardiovascular death. Kidney transplantantion, on the other hand, is associated with lower cardiovascular…2018 American Transplant Congress
Predictive Value of mRECIST in HCC Response to the Neoadjuvant Locoregional Therapies and Prognosis Affected by the Peak AFP Level before Liver Transplantation
PURPOSE: The modified response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (mRECIST) has been used to assess the response of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) to locoregional therapy (LRT)…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Pretransplant Model Incorporating Serum Biomarkers Is Superior to the Milan Criteria in Stratifying Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence Following Liver Transplantation: Analysis of 4407 Patients from the US Multicenter HCC Transplant Consortium.
Objective: While adoption of the Milan Criteria (MC) has improved outcomes following liver transplantation (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), recurrence remains a significant challenge. We…2017 American Transplant Congress
Post-Donation Remaining Donor Kidney Function as Measured by CKD-EPI Formula at 2 Years Correlates and Is Predicted by Remaining Donor Kidney Volume.
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
Aim: The aim of our study was to evaluate whether preserved kidney volume correlates with and can predict donor renal function at 2-years post-donation using…2017 American Transplant Congress
Incidental Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Explanted Livers: An Assessment After LIRADS Introduction.
1Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO; 2Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Background: Despite new technologies and improvements in imaging diagnosis, incidental and misdiagnosed hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) are entities that remain present and problematic in liver transplantation.Methods:…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Elevated Doppler Resistive Indices in Renal Transplant Recipients with Delayed Graft Function.
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Doppler Ultrasonography is often carried out to determine renal allograft perfusion in the early post-operative period. An elevated resistive index (RI) is…2017 American Transplant Congress
Kinetics of Liver regeneration in Donors After Living Donor Living Transplant.
Liver Transplant & HPB, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Introduction:The fundamental principle in LDLT lies in the fact that it should provide enough liver volume with a safe remnant.The main pretext for safe donor…2017 American Transplant Congress
Use of Biodegradable Stents for the Treatment of Anastomotic Biliary Strictures in Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients.
Objectives To evaluate feasibility, safety and mid-time outcome of pediatric liver transplant patients treated with a biodegradable biliary stent for anastomotic biliary strictures.Methods Retrospective study…2017 American Transplant Congress
Conservative Management of Pneumatosis Intestinalis After Pediatric Liver Transplantation.
BACKGROUND: Pnuematosis intestinalis (PI), characterized by gas in the bowel wall, is a rare pathologic finding in pediatric liver transplantation (PLT) recipients. PI has been…2017 American Transplant Congress
Prediction of Evolution Toward Brain Death in Acute Neurocritical Patients Identified as Potential Organ Donors.
Objective: Reliable prediction of brain death (BD) is of specific interest for organ donation after brain death(DBD). We sought to establish a score based on…
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